PS3 version of Guitar Hero to get MIDI sequencer. September 17, 2008

Guitar Hero World Tour will be getting new functionality in a patch available one week after its release. Most excitingly, this feature is something that only PS3 can fully realize. According to Shacknews, World Tour will be gaining a MIDI sequencer, which encompasses rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, keyboard and drum tracks on the PS3. (It will be limited to only drum tracks on the Xbox 360 due to unspecified “hardware issues.”)

“We have full, basically, computer editing control, at least on the PS3, through the music studio,” Neversoft’s Brian Bright stated in a Shacknews interview. “If you’re a musician or you do any sequencing, it really just makes the pathway to getting your songs in the game that much easier–once you get it down. We just really want to give people enough tools to be able to make good music.”

The feature won’t be for everyone, of course. This is geared towards serious musicians that know how to work with MIDI on a computer. An extensive FAQ will be made available on the Guitar Hero site to help musicians take advantage of this exciting opportunity.